Easter preparations begin on Holy Thursday when the traditional eggs are dyed red and sweet Easter bread may be baked. Lampropsomo (=bright bread) or lamprokouloura (=bright circular bread) is rich in eggs and butter (foods forbidden during Lent) and is…
Lazarakia #2
Lazarakia, small loaves of sweet bread, celebrate the miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. I’ve made them yesterday (the day before Palm Sunday). As you can see, they are in the shape of a man wrapped in a…
LENTEN FAST- EASTER FEAST: ALMOST AN ALPHABET
Angel hair soup: with angel hair pasta, chopped potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, lentils, bay leaf, without olive oil. It is eaten during Good Friday. Bacaliaros, salt cod: once an inexpensive food but now it is a luxury. It is prepared in many ways and is the…